he was pretty racist in his early days but later on in life he changed his ways especially after corresponding with robert e howard many people back then felt that way although stories like rats in the walls with a cat named nigger man are shocking to us today i try to look at as someone who was raised that way and didnt know anything else until he started interacting with a world greater than what he knew growing up its certainly understandable why you might not like the man though its a shame this puts such a dark tint on what otherwise would be a great read